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Sustainability
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Proposed solar legislation gains broad support
February 25, 2016A group of solar businesses, workers, municipalities, community leaders, utilities and other stakeholders on Thursday said they support proposed solar legislation that will increase installations of solar throughout Maine and potentially create jobs.
February 25, 2016Salmon effort seeks to restore important fishery
February 22, 2016The Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance and Hatchery will deploy a “cutting-edge” method in its effort to restore salmon runs in the Saco River.
February 22, 2016
First of four renewable energy projects to go online this year
February 1, 2016The state's largest solar project to date is expected to come online later this year, according to The Maine Public Utilities Commission.
February 1, 2016Maine among states urging EPA to adopt changes
January 26, 2016Maine is among eight other states that have urged the EPA to adopt a new trading platform for its Clean Power Plan and for the organization to encourage other states to adopt a mass-based approach to their emissions reduction strategies as a way to
January 26, 2016New MDI group to address energy, economic sustainability
January 15, 2016In an environment of ongoing energy and economic sustainability initiatives statewide, a new group called “A Climate to Thrive” has been established on Mount Desert Island to address environmental and economic sustainability, the Mount Desert
January 15, 2016
Kepware to be bought by Massachusetts firm for $100M
December 23, 2015PTC (NASDAQ: PTC), an Internet of Things technology company based in Needham, Mass., announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kepware, a Portland-based software development company, for approximately $100 million.
December 23, 2015Businesses act on climate change, divest fossil fuel investments
November 2, 2015Political leaders and businesses are taking action in the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this December, which aims to come to a legally binding and international agreement on climate change.
November 2, 2015
Smith's Farm installs largest privately owned solar facility in Maine
October 20, 2015Maine Energy Performance Solutions says it recently installed the largest privately owned solar facility in the state for Presque Isle-based Smith's Farm.
October 20, 2015Winslow ordinance paves way for utility-scale solar project
October 15, 2015The town of Winslow approved new regulations for utility-scale solar-electric projects Tuesday, potentially allowing a Yarmouth company to construct a solar farm that could be 20 times larger than the state's current largest one.
October 15, 2015Brunswick-Topsham group pushing disposable bag fees
October 14, 2015Brunswick and Topsham are the latest Maine communities with efforts to require bag fees for disposable bags after Portland became the first in the state to do so six months ago.
October 14, 2015
Portland sustainability startup wins $100,000 investment in pitch competition
October 5, 2015Rapport, a Portland startup that develops software for businesses to track sustainability metrics, won a $100,000 investment from AOL founder Steve Case's investment company during a pitch competition Friday in Portland.
October 5, 2015
GrandyOats' production soars under Nat Peirce and Aaron Anker
October 5, 2015Eighteen years ago, GrandyOats was a one-person operation producing small batches of granola out of a 105-year-old dairy barn in rural Brownfield.
October 5, 2015Overhaul of lobster licensing program under review
September 10, 2015Lobster fishermen are on the move again to try to overhaul to state's limited-entry licensing program.
September 10, 2015Maine delegation heads to Denmark on climate tour
August 28, 2015A group of 14 Maine business and municipal leaders, legislators, educators and others is heading to Denmark on Aug. 31 to learn how that country has reduced its fossil fuel use to address climate change.
August 28, 2015New lead biologist for lobster monitoring program
July 24, 2015Kathleen Reardon, who has coordinated the state Department of Marine Resources' lobster monitoring programs for the past 10 years, has been named the lead lobster biologist for the state.
July 24, 2015
Five midcoast conservation groups plan merger
July 23, 2015Five midcoast conservation groups are proposing to merge into what they say would become one of Maine's largest regional land trust organizations.
July 23, 2015
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